College students, mothers, and a politician posted photos of their exposed breasts to join a 17-year-old in protesting nudity double standards. Warning: NSFW due to lots of nipples.
#FreetheNipple has in recent years become an international campaign calling into question the stigmas about nudity faced by women in general.
More specifically, supporters of the movement have protested the policies of sites like Facebook and Instagram that bar women from posting their bare breasts — even if the photos show non-sexualized activities like breast feeding.
After getting negative comments from a guy, Smaradottir initially took the photo down.
In a post on Facebook, she said the interaction was difficult, and it took some time before she reposted the photo.
"But it was enough to start a revolution," she wrote.
Local college students began to get involved, declaring March 26 to be Free the Nipple Day.
More than a thousand people responded to one Facebook event alone.
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